What affects us affects cats
Tim Stark owns a controversial Indiana roadside zoo called “Wildlife in Need” (an ironic name as the cats in it are in desparate need of removal from the place). He is associated with Jo Exotic who is currently in prison serving a life sentence for conspiracy to murder Carole Baskin. The news out today …
I thought the news was quite shocking, really, but in an interview with an author on the Insider.com website Baskin said that she might not be able to reopen her sanctuary to the public once we get back to normal (whatever that will be) when the coronavirus pandemic is over. It is not just …
It is the ultimate humiliation for Mr Joe Exotic. His zoo has been given to his arch nemesis, Carole Baskin, the owner of Big Cat Rescue. The transfer took place under a court order to satisfy a successful claim for compensation by Carole Baskin against Joe Exotic when he infringed her trademark and she …
This is another tidbit of exotic Americana; the world of private zoos, exotic cats and equally exotic names and behaviour. Joe Exotic has been in the news a lot recently because he is serving a 22 year prison sentence for planning to kill Carole Baskin of Big Cat Rescue fame. He hated her because …
I don’t think even Joe Exotic knew how many cats he had at his private zoo during its heyday. The zoo has had various names like its owner, including: The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park. The title “The Tiger King’ comes from the Netflix documentary series about Mr Exotic’s feud with Carole Baskin of …
The producer of the Netflix “Tiger King” documentary has made sensational accusations about Joe Exotic saying he was terrified of big cats and wickedly cruel.
What about the ethics behind the current world’s largest cat, Apollo, bred by Doc Antle?
On the first day of their lives, Joe Exotic took cubs from their mothers that he had deliberately bred to exploit them. When the cubs grew up they were surplus to requirements and parked at the back of his wildlife park. Joe Exotic is pleased that he has become famous (infamous actually) because of …
